Hair waver



Nov. 29, 1932. B, A, sTERLlNG ,889,227

HAIR WAVER Filed Nov. 2, 1951 Walle.

Patented Nov. .29, 1932 PATENT ori-'ICEV BERNARD A. STERLING, oF oHIcAeo, ILLINOIS' HAIR WAVER Application filed November 2, .1931. Serial No. 572,538.

My invention relates to hair Wavers and more particularly to an improved hair waving device which may be used in connection with a heater for producing a permanent In the common use of these waving devices the hair is separated into locks or hanks and each one of these locks of hair is wound around an individual one of these waving devices.v

The principal object of the present inven-l tion is to provide a hair waving device characterized by an improved construction of fastoning clip which clamps over each lock 'of hair at a point adjacent io the scalp and holds all of the strands of the lock gripped together, preparatory to winding the lock around the waving device. Heretofore, a common practice has been to wrap and tie a piece of string around each lock ot hair. adjacent to then scalp, to retainall of the strands of this lock in one roup for Winding on the waving device. uch practice isa laborious and tedious process, which must be repeated with each lock of hair, and-requiring the cutting or releasing of the string wrappings 'after the waving operation; and, moreover, these string wrappings frequently become untied during the waving o the hair.

The present invention avoids ali such diiiculties,and like difficulties characteristic of prior hair waving devices, by providing a simple and eicient clamp on he waving device which can beinstantly engaged and disengaged and which securely grips' all of the strands of hair. A particular feature of this clamping mechanism is a unique cam arrangement whereby large or smallbunches ot hair aref gripped with equal cii'ec'tiveness, and

o whereby the cam arrangement precludes ac cidental release of the clamping mechanism. Another feature is a permanently connected relation of the parts whereby none of the parts can become disassembled or separated and possibly lost. p

Other eatures and 4objects of the invention will appear from the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment thereof. In the accompanying drawing illustratsnch embodiment Figure 1 is a perspective view of the present hair waving device showing the clamp closed over a lock of hair to grip the same therein, and lwith the lock of hair wound around the waving device;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary plan view of the waving device, looking downwardly upon the l/-shaped portion of the clamp;

Figure 3 is a side view looking at the side or edge' of the clamp, this view also illustrating a helical arrangement of ribs which may be provided on the spindle of the waving device;

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken approximately on the plane of the line 4 4 of Figure 3 and illustratin the clamping means in greater detail; and

Figure 5 is an elevational view lshowing a modified arrangement of projections on the spindle` around which the hair is wound for tionary clamping jaw 11 which has a V- shapeA clamping recess 12 therein and'also `producing a more pronounced marcel wave o comprises a cooperating clamping memberin the form of a swinging link 13 which is adap1t2ed to lock the hair in the V-shaped recess Referring to Figure 3, the jaw 12 is made up with two longitudinally spaced side walls H5 or wing portions 11a, between which is defined a slot or channel 14 extending transversely across the entire width of the jaw 11.V The clamping link 13v plays in this transverse slot 14. Below said slot the two spaced wall 9 vide the two side wallY portions 11a, 11a; or

two separate stampings may be secured together to form this construction. The latter embodiment is illustrated, and in such form laterally s aced rivets 16 may be extended through t e two stampings to rigidly secure the same together.

The clamping link 13 is of flat bar formation, havin its/ edges rounded to avoid cutting the hair, substantially as illustrated in Figure 3. A pivot eye 13a at the inner end of 10 said link receives a pivot stud 18 passing through the jaw ears at one side of the recess 12. Mounted Yon the other end of said link is a thumb nut 2l. This end of said link has a cylindrical portion 22 secured thereto or formed integral therewith, and this cylindrical portion is spaced outwardly along the length of the link sufficiently far to clear the points 23 of the jaw ears on this side. Said cylindrical portion is externally threaded for cooperating with the internally threaded hub of the thumb nut 21. To prevent the possibility of the thumb nut being accidentally screwed o the outer end of the threaded boss 22, said boss is provided with a reduced extension carrying a washer 24, over the outer face of which said extension is riveted, this washer being engaged by the hub of the thumb nut 21 when the latter has been screwed outwardly to the desired limit of. its travel. Likewise, when the clamping link 13 is swun upto releasing position it is desirable that the thumb nut be prevented from being screwed inwardly completely oi the threaded boss portion 22, and to preventthis small spurs 26 project from the edges of said link to limit the inward motion ofthe thumb nut along the threaded boss 22.

The clamping jaw 11 and the thumb nut 21 have cooperating cam surfaces which function to force the link 13 down into firm clam ing engagement with the hair vas the thum nut 21 is screwed inwardly to locking sition. The cam surface on the clamping Jaw 11 is indicated at 27, this cam surface sloping inwardly and downwardly from the extremity 23 of the jaw ear, and being correspondingly formed on both spaced wing portions of the jaw. The co-operating camming surface on the thumb nut 21 is indicated at 28, consisting of a rounded surface formed annularl around the inner end of the hub of said t umb nut.

In the operation of the device the thumb nut is screwed outwardly to releasing position and the link 13 is swung upwardly, whereupon the lock of hair is placed in the V-shaped recess 12 witlithe clamping device engaging the Ihair near the scalp. The link is thenA swung down into gripping relation over the lock of hair and the thumb nut 21 is then screwed inwardly to complete the clamping and locking engagement. The co-action-of the two cam surfaces 27 and 28 tends to force the link 13 downwardly against the hair with increasing pressure asi the g most of these devices.

thumb nut is screwed inwardly and the continuous clamping pressure established between the parts effectively holds the thumb nut 21 against the possibility of working outwardly along the threaded portion 22 to a releasing position.

Referring to Figure 3, the bottom of the transverse slot or groove 14 lies below the bottom of the V-shaped recess 12 and hence there is space for the hair to be forced down into this transverse slot, under the lower edge of the link 13, whereby the effectiveness of the gripping action is increased. Irrespective of the bulk of hair engaged in the clamping device the rounded surface 28 of the thumb nut will have co-action with some point along the relatively long cam surface 27 for effectively gripping the hair.

In Figure 1 have indicated at 31 a winding and combing device which may be rotatably mounted on the spindle 8 forwinding the lock of hair on said spindle and simultaneously -combing the hair in such winding process. This type of winding and combing device is disclosed in* detail in my co-pending a plication, Serial No. 490,909 and need not be described iii'detail here.

The spindle 8 may have a substantially smooth cylindrical contour, as is Vtypical of As illustrative of another construction, in Figures 2 and 3 I have shown the spindle, or at least the majorportion thereof adjacent to the clamp, as having helically inclined groups of ribs 33, projecting from the spindle.) This portion of the spindle from which said ribs project is preferably of smaller diameter than the cylindrical outer end of the spindle on which no ribs are formed. Said ribs are only formed along opposite portions of the spindle, similarly to segmental portions of an interrupted or discontinuous screw extending along the length of the s indle. When using this type of spindle the ook of hair is wound over the ribs 33 in a direction 'of winding opposite to the pitch direction of the helical ribs 33.

In Figure 5 I have illustrated a modified :arrangement of projections on the spindle 8.

In such embodiment these projections 35 are preferably in the form of conically tapered studs having their smaller ends anchored iny the spindle. These studs are preferably grouped in two rows along diametrically opposite sides o f the spindle. The hairis wound back and forth around and between these studs, and the result is a more ronounced marcel wave effect in the finis ed permanent wave. It will be understood that the usual heating shell is slip edover the spindle of each of the above escribed embodiments after the hair is wound on said spindle, in accordance with conventional permanent waving methods. The end of the spindle carrying the-hair clam ing mechamsm will preferably be provide with a heat 13e insulating end member, which is not shown g as it is well known.

I do not intend to be limited to the precise details shown or described.

1. In a device of the class described, a spindle, two cooperating hair clamping members carried by said spindle, a screw threaded member carried by onev of said clamping members, and cam means eoacting therewith in the clamping of the hair.

2. In a device of the class described, a spindle, two cooperating hair clamping members carried by said spindle, a screw threaded member carried by one of said clamping members, and cam means associated with the other of said clamping members and coacting with said screw threaded member for causing clamping pressure of said clamping members on the hair.

3. In a device of the 'class described, a spindle, a hair clamping jaw carried by said spindle, a pivotally swinging clamping member adapted to coact with said aw for clamping the hair, a screw threads member carried by said pivotally swinging member, and cam means engaged by said screw threaded member.

4. In a device of the class described, a spindle, hair clamping means carried thereby comprising a clamping 'jaw having a depressed portion to receive the hair, said clampingjaw having anoutwardly -curved lip, a pivoted link adapted to grip the hair in said depressed portion, and a screw threaded member enea'ging under said lip for locking said pivoted link in clamping position.

5. In a device of the class described, a spindle, hair clamping means carried thereby comprising a clamping jaw having a depressed portion, a pivoted link adapted to grip the hair in said depressed portion, a.

' `screw threaded member carried by said link for locking the link in clamping position, and a cam surface engagedby said screw threaded member for creating clamping pressure in said link.

6. In a device of the class described, a spindle, hair clamping means carried by said spindle comprising a clamping aw, a coopcrating lnovable clamping mem er ladapted to press the hair against said clamping jaw,

and a screw threaded memberrmounted directly onl said movable member for locking the same in clam ing position, said jaw and said screw threa ed member having cooperating surfaces for pressing-the hair downwardly against said jaw upon tightening movement of said member. I

7 In a device of the class described, a

` spindle, hair clamping means carried thereby comprising a clamping jaw, a coacting 'clamping member against said jaw, means pivotally supporting' one end of said latter member on said adapted to press the hair spindle, and screw threaded means carried directly on the other end Aof said member for locking said member in clamping position, said screw threaded means having camming engagement with said jaw whereby tightening of said means causes said clamping member to move inwardly with respect to said Jaw.

8. In adevice of the class described, a spindle, hair clamping means mounted on said spindle com )rising a clamping jaw having depressions ormed therein substantially at right an les to each other, the hair being adapted to e received vin one of said depressions, a cooperating clamping member movableinto and out o? the other of said depressions or engaging the hair in said first named depression, and means for securing said cooperatine` clamping member in clamping position, said last named means having engagement with said jaw to force said clamping member downwardly into said depressions.

upon tightening movement thereof.

9. dln a device of the class described, a spindle, hair clamping mechanism carried by said spindle comprising a hair clamping jaw, said gaw having a transversely extending slot therein, a cooperating clamping member movably mounted in said slot, means for locking said latter member in hairclamping position, an outwardly curved projecting hp on said jaw, and a cooperating surface on said locking means for urging said clamping member into said slot upon tightening of said locking means. l A

10. In a device of the class described, a spindle, hair clamping mechanism carried by said spindle comprising a clamping jaw having a V-shaped depression therein, a link pivoted to one sideof said jaw and adapted to swing into clamping position transverselyv across said depression, a thumb nut having threaded mounting on said link, and a cam surface on the other side of said jaw adapted to be engaged by said thumb nut for clamping and locking said link.

11. In a device of the class described, a spindle, hair clamping mechanism carried by said spindle comprising a clamping jaw, a link pivotally connected with one side of said jaw and adapted to he swung into position to clamp the hair between said link and said jaw, a thumb nut having threaded mounting on the swinging end of said link,

and a cam surface associated with said jaw and engageable by said thumb nut for causin 'motion of said link toward said jaw as said thumb nut is screwed against said cam surface.

12. In a device of the class described, a spindle, hair clamping mechanism carried by said spindle comprising a clamping jaw having'- spaced wing portlons defining a transverse slot y therebetween, said jaw being formed with a hair clamping depression sub-l stantially at right angles to said transverse slot, a link pivotally mounted at one end between said wings at one side of said jaw and adapted to swing down into said transverse slot for clamping the hair between said link and said depression, a thumb nut having threaded mounting on the swinging end of said link, and a cani surface 0n the other side of safd jaw adapted to be engaged by said thumb nut as the latter is screwed inwardly for causing a downward pressure of said link to grip the hair between said link and said jaw. 13. In a device of the class described, a spindle member, and a plurality of tapered projections carried by said spindle with their larger ends outermost, the liafr being wound around and between said projections in foriniiig a wave therein.

14. In a hair waving device, a spindle, clamping means mounted at one end of said spindle and extending normal thereto comprising a clamping jaw, a clamping member having relative pivotal movement with respect to said jaw, and means for locking said member in clamping position, and a ywinding member having longitudinal movement along said spindle for winding the hair thereabout.

15. In a hair waving device, a spindle, clamping means mounted at one end of said spindle and extending normal thereto coniprising a clamping jaw, a clamping member having 4relative pivotal movementwith respect to said jaw, means for locking said member in clamping position, and a winding and combing member having longitudinal movement along said spindle.

16. In a liair waving device, a spindle, said spindle having a portion of reduced diameter provided with projecting integral ears for receiving hair therebetween, clamping means for said hair mounted at one end' ot said spindle and extending normal thereto comprising a clamping jaw, a clamping member having relative pivotal movement with respect to said jaw, means for locking said member in clamping position, and a winding member having longitudinal movement along said spindle for winding the hair thereabout. 17. In a hair waving device, a spindle, said spindle having a portion of reduced diameter provided with lielically projecting niemposed at one bers for receiving hair therebetween, clamping means mounted at one end of said spindle and extending normal thereto comprising a clamping jaw, a clamping member having relative pivotal movement with respect to said jaw, means for locking said member in clamping position, and a winding member having longitudinal movement along said spindle for winding the hair thereabout.

18. A clamping member adapted to be dfsend of a haiiwaving spindle comprising a pair of clamping jaws secured in abutting engagement, each of said jaws having outwardly offset portions, a clamping member pivotally secured between said offset portions of said jaws, and means 'carried upon said member for locking it in clamping position with respect to said jaws.

19. A clamping member adapted to be disposed at one end of a hair waving spindle clamping member for locking it in clamping position with respect to said jaws. i

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe ymy name this 30th day of October, 1931'.

BERNARD A. STERLING. 

